... (BY LEWYS AFAN.) Acco, Jing to my promise to your readers, I send you au authentic statement of the number of mills in Gloucester, Worcester, Stafford, Cumber- land, and Scotland :—Lydbrook, Richard Thomas and Co., 5 Lydney, Richard Thomas and Co., 4 Parkend, Charles Morris aud Co., 2 Hank- well, Jacob Chi vers and Co., 2 Redbrook, Tin- plate Company, 3 Mold, Aline Tin-plate Com- pany, 2 ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE ADMINISTERING DUUGS- f The Brighton magistrates have had before the a young woman named Ellen Hill, charged Munster, a retired barrister, with administering stupefying drug to Miss Mary Elizabeth Cart wright, with the object of enabling prisoner t ...

... The Lord Chancellor took his seat at fire o'clock. ENGLAND AND TUNIS. f Earl DELAWARR gave notice that on Thurs. day next he proposed to ask what were the present diplomatic relations between this country and the regency of Tunis, and to move for papers on the aubject. MISCELLANEOUS. Lord STRATHEDEN fixed Thursday, the 23rd of June, for bringing forward his motion relative to the Greek ...

... PERHAPS iu the whole history of Local Boards, 110 individual has ever proved a greater thoru in the side to one of these useful organisations than William Gourlay has to the Oswaldtwistle Local Board, to whom he acted as clerk. Mr Gourlay is now In one of the Queen's convict establishments, and his chances of doing any further harm are removed for a considerable time to come, but 110 has left ...

... QUEBEC, June 15.—The official report upon the recent fire states that 1,211 families, consisting of 6,028 persons, were burned out. Two-thirds of the number were uninsured, and have lost every- thing they possessed. The relief committee is working actively to alleviate the distress caused by the disaster. ...

... IT comes from America, to be sure, and there is this to be said of it by reason of its Transatlantic origiu that some things which we get thenco as gospel truth, go in at one ear and out at the other, and arc treated just as much as fables as we treat the time- honoured handiwork of old .iEop. Here it is, the correspondent of the London Standard being our authority for the brief summary of ...

... [bPilCIALLY AVUtED,] fey (Wl GALLERY COIUIESPONMNT.] LOXDOX, THURSDAY NIGHI, I understand that the Duke of Argyll is seriousiy ill. He is not a strong wain at any time, and attempted to make too smtit of his recent convalescence. He was try hit ve been in the House to-night to raise » jiteiiniiiKay debate on the Irish Land text of the Bessborough Couiau^.sioii. But this evening his medical ...

... SERIOUS SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT.-A. serious aoci» dent happened to a plasterer, named John Va dcli. of Jones-street, on Thursday morning, a3 he at work for Mr Job Thomas upon a scaffold ii West-street. He fell heavily to the ground, one was injured about his head and lower limbs. Hf was removed to the Infirmary, where lie is pro- gressing favourably. CIIURCII MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-At a meeting 01 the ...

... The House then went into committee on the Irish Laud Bill, resuming the adjourned debate on Sir R. Cross's (C Lancashire S.W.) amendment to Clause 11, the object of the amendment being to define the powers of the tenant to sell only such interest as, under any contract with his landlord, or by any legal custom, he might have in the unexhausted improvements or unexpired term of his tenancy. Sir ...

... A BATH iXG INCIDENT AT SWANSEA, SCENE ON THE SANDS. At the Swansea borough police-court, on Mon- day. Mrs Jane Walker, a shopkeeper at St. Hfien'g, uas charged with having been drunk a few days Lewis tlmt his attention was c.uied to the defeuua.ut ne.).r the tadies' bathing machines on the She had a bathing-dresa en, und v. as going nbout in the water in a most bel pless frequently falling do. ...

... The monthly meeting of this Board was he'd oa Tuesday morning, and the members present wcr ...

... Tije general annual meeting of the members of tho above association was held at the Angel Hotel, on Tuesday, for the purpose of receiving the accounts for the past year, duly audited, electing a president, committee of management for the forthcoming exhibition, discussing and needl- ing upou the suggestions of the committee reg&rrt to amending the rules of ti.e ussocifition, and tl.e ...